Retractable mirror support for mobile devices

• US 10,308,190 B2
• Filed: 05/09/2017
• Issued: 06/04/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Original Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC (Ford Motor Company)
• Inventors: Huitron, Leonardo Alonso, Ortega, Edgar Javier, Mejia Jaramillo, Allan Alberto, Ramirez Pavon, Omar Antonio
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Tan
• Application Number:
  US15/590,506
• Publication Number:
  US 20180326920A1
• Time in Patent Office: 756 Days
• Field of Search: 2484751, 248481, 248495, 248314, 248917, 359838, 359841, 359854, 359865, 359871
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 3/02 adjustable in position B60J3/002, B60J3/005 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 11/02 for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2001/1284 with communication systems other than radio-receivers, e.g. keyless entry systems, navigation systems; with anti-collision systems
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0033 Rear-view mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 2011/0082 collapsible, e.g. for storing after use

Abstract

A mobile device holder for a rear-view mirror of a vehicle may include a mirror housing, a mobile device bracket arranged on a support, the support arranged at least partially within the mirror housing in a stored position, and a deployment mechanism connected to the support and including a pin configured to rotatedly hinge the support from the stored position to a deployed position extending out of the housing.

Claims

1. A mobile device holder for a rear-view mirror of a vehicle, comprising:

a mirror housing;

a mobile device bracket including at least one telescoping arm having a brace configured to receive and maintain a mobile device within the bracket, the bracket arranged on a support, the support arranged at least partially within a recess of the mirror housing in a stored position; and

a deployment mechanism connected to the support and including a pin configured to hinge the support from the stored position to a deployed position extending out of the housing.

2. The holder of claim 1, wherein the at least one telescoping arm includes a first vertical telescoping arm and a second lateral telescoping arm extending from the first arm.

3. The holder of claim 1, wherein the deploying mechanism includes a pin maintained and rotatable within a knuckle, the pin fixed to the support and configured to move the support radially from the stored position within the mirror housing to a deployed position below the mirror housing.

4. The holder of claim 3, wherein the recess houses the knuckle and the pin.

5. The holder of claim 1, wherein the recess is configured to receive the support in the stored position.

6. The holder of claim 1, wherein the bracket is attached to the support by a joint.

7. The holder of claim 6, wherein the joint is a ball-joint configured to allow radial movement of the bracket with respect to the support.

8. A mobile device holder for a rear-view mirror of a vehicle, comprising:

a bracket having a telescoping arm including at least one brace configured to receive and maintain a mobile device, the bracket arranged on a support, the support arranged at least partially within a recess defined at a rear of a mirror housing in a stored position, and

a deployment mechanism connected to the support and including a pin configured to rotatedly hinge the support from the stored position within the housing to a deployed position extending out of the housing, wherein the deploying mechanism includes a pin maintained and rotatable within a knuckled, the pin fixed to the support and configured to move the support radially from the stored position within the mirror housing to a deployed position below the mirror housing.

9. The holder of claim 8, wherein the telescoping arm includes a first vertical telescoping arm and a second lateral telescoping arm extending from the first arm.

10. The holder of claim 8, wherein the recess houses the knuckle and the pin.

11. The holder of claim 8, wherein the recess is configured to receive the support in the stored position.

12. The holder of claim 8, wherein the bracket is attached to the support by a joint.

13. The holder of claim 12, wherein the joint is a ball-joint configured to allow radial movement of the bracket with respect to the support.